Voices of the Sacred Feminine

Andrea Mathews, psychotherapist, author and radio show host discusses with our listeners the topic of Mistaken Christianity.  Tonight we'll discuss reconsidering long held traditional teachings of the Bible and its root language, how we got to a place where there is more fear of evil than love of and from God leading to so much hate, and rethink some of what we think or hear Jesus said.  The "end...

It is my pleasure this evening to have returning to the show the very knowledgeable, Raina Manuel Paris, discussing The Tarot: Cycles of Life and Universal Patterns of Transformation.  Raina has a Masters degree in Film from Columbia U and a Ph. D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology.  She leads meditation groups and helps students find healing imagery in their lives in a...

Eileen Workman experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 2007 while working as a financial adviser for Smith Barney.  This caused her to leave the financial world and delve into "sacred economics"....She's written Sacred Economics: The Currency of Life as a means for inviting us to question our longstanding assumptions about the nature of capitalism and Raindroops of Love for a Thirsty World i...

Roberta Grimes, novelist, speaker and business attorney, who had two extraordinary experiences of light as a child attempted to understand these experiences.  As a result she spent decades studying nearly 200 years of abundant and consistent communications from the dead and other afterlife-related evidence that eventually enabled her to assemble an in-dept understanding of who and what we are, how...

Join us tonight as Raina Manuel-Paris, holding a Masters degree in Film from Columbia University and a Ph. D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology discusses the big topic of Love - from the seven aspects of love as Plato and Aristotle talked about, to explaining Love as God and the shift from God to Romantic Love.  We'll delve into why Eleanor of Aquitane was important in t...

James Olsen is with us tonight discussing his book - How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future, a practical, science-based, self-help book focused on how we can more consciously and creatively manage the volumes of information that comes to mind each day.  James originally meant to help men better understand the thought processes of women, but it quickly became clear that neigher hemisphere cou...

Jack Dempsey, writer and editor, returns to the show tonight discussing Native New England and Merrymount - or How a Native Woman Mothered America's First English Poetry.  Tonight Jack will chat about the Native New England world, the norms and trends of the first 100 years of European contact and how Native peoples coped with the increasing violence and devastating plague.  We'll discuss the plym...

Multi-traditional Shaman, Ayamanatara or Natara for short, is also an author, healer, teacher, trance channel, clairvoyant, mystery school initiate, kabbalist and animal communicator.  When does she sleep?  Tonight we'll be discussing the Internet, Manifestation and Social Justice because of the very interesting talk I heard her give at the recent Conference on Current Pagan Studies.  Natara expla...

Tanishka, best known as Facebook's "Moon Woman"  with over half a million followers of her daily guidance, returns to the show tonight to discuss Goddess Wisdom for thes Times of Global Transition.  Among the things we'll chat about tonight are why Goddess wisdom is needed more now than every before, how she believes these Goddess traditions and wisdom will help restore the sacred balance, and if...

Pagan Elder, Ivo Dominguez, Jr. is with me tonight discussing the future of the Pagan community as he sees it, based on the talk he gave as the keynote speaker at the recent Conference on Current Pagan Studies in Claremont, CA in January.  We'll talk about the work of building coalitions and bridges between different communities, belief systems and ideologies - even though it can be difficult.  We...

Joining me tonight is Melissa Crow, Wiccan, shaman, author and graduate cum laude from the University of Southern California with a BA in Creative Writing and a Masters in Library Science from San Jose State University discussing her research examining the images and myths of our European ancestors with particular emphasis on how and when patriarchy came to be.  We'll be "In Search of the Ancient...

Have you been doing a lot of worry and hand-wringing?  Have you been worried about what's around the corner and confounded about why peace and happiness eludes us?  Why are people so divided?  Why is the  political scene so ugly?  It's happening because as individuals - as an entire species - we've forgotten who we really are.  We've confused "self" with ego - the mental program (like a computer c...

Rt. Rev. Patrick McCollum, Pagan elder and spokesperson, is back with stories of peace, hope and inspiration.  He'll update us on what he's been doing and give us some perspective on what he sees going on in our rapidly changing world.

Tonight Briana Borten, co-Author of The Well Life will chat with us about how to get our lives back under control if you've lost the reins and want greater satisfaction.  This is the episode for you if you can't see the way out of an unhealthy job, relationship or poor self-image.  Briana will suggest meaningful steps to give yourself a total life makeover.  You'll learn how to define your superpo...

Tonight's show was a tribute to our beloved feline daughter, Isis.  She left us on Sunday, February 19th at 2:10PM after being part of our family for 20 years.  I tell the magickal tale of this special little creature's sudden passing. *  Jack Dempsy was scheduled to be a guest tonight discussing Native American Mother of poetry, but he had technical difficultis and could not get connected. 

Author and foremother, Anne Baring shares with us the research she's discovered that disproves the traditional story about Jesus and Mary Magdalene and leaves us with a more accurate historical glimpse into their lives and family.  We'll see who distorted the truth and why which has left humanity a fale conception of Mary and Jesus for thousands of years.  We'll also delve into how re-writing the...

Internationally acclaimed workshop and seminar presenter, professional clairvoyant, healer and teacher of transformational skills, Levanah Bdolak is with me discussing Owning Your Female Power.  Levanah and I shall delve into why women do not trust themselves, what we can do to change attitudes about leadership for ourselves and our girl children.  Levanah will discuss what stops women from reachi...

Just what does the display of the vulva as a universal image or archetype mean around the world?  Tonight Starr Goode shares with us the mystery and magic of the Sheela Na Gig over time and across cultures.  Goode, a professor at Santa Monica College in Southern CA, author of the new book, Sheela na gig: Dark Goddess of Sacred Power will delve into this mysterious feminine symbol both revered and...

Author and scholar, Candace Kant is with me to discuss our topic of Pagan Academia in general and Cherry Hill Seminary more specifically.  We'll delve into the controversy of pagan clergy - why it's controversial, if we need it, etc.  Candace will also tell us about the unique offerings of Cherry Hill Seminary - old and new, such as Military Chaplaincy, Ministering to Military Families, Environmen...

Dr. Jack Dempsey, writer and researcher has been digging into the roots of Western civilization for 40 years.  He became a writer in New York publishing and his novel, Ariadne's Brother came out in 1996.  His new book is People of the Sea:  A Novel of the Promised Land.  We'll delve into what happened to the matrifocal Minoans and where they went,  discover Cyprus as a melting pot, and uncover the...

Returning to the show after a long absence, I'm happy to back, Dr. Miriam Robbins Dexter, discussing The Frightful Goddess: Birds, Snakes and Witches, a talk she gave recently at a Southern California eco-feminist conference at the Goddess Temple of Orange County/Museum of Woman.  Miriam will touch on the relationship of birds and snakes to ancient goddesses and heroines or the beneficent avatar o...

Finally, I have him with us!  Gutgsell Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert McChesney, author of 23 books translated into thirty-one languages, is here discussing his latest book, People Get Ready!  Is humanity on the verge of its darkest hour or its greatest moment?  We'll delve into the coming consequences of the technological revolution, the stagnation cau...

Don't let the title of tonight's show fool you!  I was pleased to meet Amanda Yates Garcia, known as the Oracle of Los Angeles, after she gave a presentation on the history of witchcraft at the mainstream and prestigious Hammer Museum in Los Angeles last month.  Amanda was initiated into witchcraft by her mother at age 13 and has been practicing magic and divination ever since.  A woman with an im...

Jack Dempsey has studied Minoan Crete for 4 decades leading him to write his novel about Minoans called Ariadne's Brother, published in 1996.  Tonight he's with us to discuss this egalitarian culture and share with listeners why he believe they were such a successful society.  We'll delve into the distortions around Minoan Crete, some of the most important discoveries and mysteries, the cycles of...

In a new method they call "embodied theology," foremothers, Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow, friends and colleagues for four decades, discuss their new book, Goddess and God in the World; Conversations in Embodied Theology, combining autobiography and theology.  Theologians don't often speak about their personal experiences and beliefs but Carol and Judith will tell us why they've put aside tha...